The Battle of the Rails

6.8 1946 René Clément 1h 25m
Drama War
The Battle of the Rails

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Cast

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux Jean Clarieux Lampin
Jean Daurand Jean Daurand Cheminot
François Joux François Joux Cheminot
Tony Laurent Tony Laurent Camargue
Robert Le Ray Robert Le Ray Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina Michel Salina Allemand

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